2027 NFL Draft Linebacker Rankings - 25-36

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
6	LB Chris Cole	6-3 235lbs 4.55	LB	235lbs	6-3	4.55	5	34.7	87.1 MORE>>	Cole is a coverage-first hybrid linebacker whose coverage is among the best at the position, a former five-star with rare speed who carries...
4	LB/ED Yhonzae Pierre	6-3 248lbs 4.60	LB/ED	248lbs	6-3	4.60	3	21.1	87.3 MORE>>	Pierre is a high-motor rusher with a quick get-off who turned a productive breakout into nine sacks and strip-sacks, and he sets a firm...
3	LB Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa	6-3 230lbs 4.65	LB	230lbs	6-3	4.65	6	34.7	87.5 MORE>>	Viliamu-Asa is a do-everything off-ball linebacker whose run defense sits at the very top of the position, a downhill force who also lines...
1	LB/ED Colin Simmons	6-3 240lbs 4.58	LB/ED	240lbs	6-3	4.58	2	5.1	90.2 MORE>>	Simmons is the cleanest edge evaluation in this class, a bend-and-burst rusher whose pass rush sat at the very top of the position and...
33	LB/ED Noah Carter	6-4 243lbs 4.62	LB/ED	243lbs	6-4	4.62	30	340.5	76.1 MORE>>	Carter is a developmental edge with a thin profile, a reserve who logged just 88 snaps behind Alabama's deep edge rotation but flashed good...
29	LB Christian Alliegro	6-4 245lbs 4.55	LB	245lbs	6-4	4.55	22	152.7	78.8 MORE>>	Alliegro is a fast, blitz-oriented linebacker whose pass rush from depth is the standout trait, a downhill closer who stoned Iowa for four...
16	LB/ED Adam Trick	6-4 242lbs 4.65	LB/ED	242lbs	6-4	4.65	19	141.3	84.5 MORE>>	Trick was the centerpiece of Miami of Ohio's defense, a high-volume edge who generated sixty-seven pressures and eight sacks across 671...
8	LB/ED Damon Wilson II	6-4 250lbs 4.58	LB/ED	250lbs	6-4	4.58	7	48.6	86.7 MORE>>	Wilson is an explosive speed rusher whose get-off is rare for the position, bending the corner and flattening to the quarterback, and he...
13	LB/ED Princewill Umanmielen	6-5 245lbs 4.70	LB/ED	245lbs	6-5	4.70	11	65.2	85.0 MORE>>	Umanmielen broke out at Ole Miss with eleven sacks and fifty-one pressures, a long edge who uses 77-inch reach to stack tackles and convert...
2	LB/ED Dylan Stewart	6-5 245lbs 4.60	LB/ED	245lbs	6-5	4.60	1	4.5	89.0 MORE>>	Stewart is a long, explosive edge with the bend and get-off to threaten the corner, and he pressured Texas A&M seven times in one road...
34	LB/ED Desmond Umeozulu	6-6 255lbs 4.90	LB/ED	255lbs	6-6	4.90	34	519.5	76.0 MORE>>	Umeozulu is a long, developmental edge whose 78-inch frame and four-star pedigree are the selling points after a quiet college career at...
32	LB/ED Elijah Rushing	6-6 275lbs 4.85	LB/ED	275lbs	6-6	4.85	28	305.5	76.2 MORE>>	Rushing is a traits-and-pedigree bet, a former five-star with a massive 275-pound frame and 78-inch length who has barely played behind...

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We've compared players 40 times and weight and charted them on the scatter chart below. You'll find the 40 time on the Y-axis and on the X-axis the weight in pounds.
The exceptional athletic freaks (determined by the combination of speed vs weight) will be found at the top right of the chart while the less impressive athletes will be sitting towards the bottom left.